| FILM(dzama) | |
| Director: | Deco Dawson |
| Starring: | Maurice Dzama |
| Cinematography: | Myles Langlois |
| Editing: | Deco Dawson |
| Runtime: | 23 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
FILM(dzama) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Deco Dawson and released in 2001.[1] The film is a fictionalized biography of artist Marcel Dzama, as played by Dzama's real-life father Maurice,[2] shot on Super 8 film in a surrealist manner influenced by the films of Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, Man Ray and Guy Maddin.[3]
The film was the fifth and last in Dawson's FILM series of experimental short films, following FILM(luster), FILM(emend), FILM(knout) and FILM(lode).[2]
The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[4]